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Sangachhadhvam Samvadadhvam

The closing hymn of the Rigveda, on moving together and speaking together — Rigveda 10.191.2.

Rigveda 10.191.2edition

Sanskrit · संस्कृत

संगच्छध्वं संवदध्वं सं वो मनांसि जानताम् । देवा भागं यथा पूर्वे सञ्जानाना उपासते ॥

saṃ gacchadhvaṃ saṃ vadadhvaṃ saṃ vo manāṃsi jānatām devā bhāgaṃ yathā pūrve sañjānānā upāsate

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Meaning

Come together, speak together, let your minds know one another — as the gods of old, being of one mind, took their share.

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Context

From the last hymn of the Rigveda, whose subject is samjnana — concord. The repeated saṃ that opens each clause is the same prefix as in 'sangha' and carries the sense of togetherness.

Shadanga — the six limbs

The traditional analytic frame for a mantra. Blank limbs are simply not recorded for this text.

chhanda: Anushtubh
devata: Samjnana (concord)

Recited at / traditionally recited for

Peace (shanti)Shanti path (peace invocation)

Classified as Vedic — From the Vedic corpus — Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka or Upanishad. Carries a rishi, a metre, and accent marking. Basis for this classification.

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